BECKERT'S ANNUAL AUTUMN CATALOGUE OF CHOICEST BULBS 



15 



Vegetables for the Greenhouse and Fall Garden 



Corn Salad 



Sow thickly in shallow drills in September. 

 Large-Seeded. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 15 cts., Va lb. 45 

 cts., lb. $1.50. 



Cress 



Make frequent sowings in the greenhouse for 

 winter salad. 



Extra-Curled, or Pepper Grass. Oz. pkt. 10 cts., 

 Va lb. 30 cts., Ib. 90 cts. 



Cucumbers 

 For the Greenhouse 



Davis Perfect. The well-known variety. Extra-fine 

 stock. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 20 cts., Va lb. 50 cts., 

 lb. $1.50. 



Forcing White Spine. A select strain for growing 

 under glass. Pkt. 25 cts., Vl oz. 75 cts., 1 oz. 

 $1.25. 



ENGLISH FRAME VARIETIES 

 Improved Telegraph, Lockie's Perfection, and 

 Worthing Favorite. Each, pkt. of 10 seeds 30 

 cts., 25 seeds 60 cts., 100 seeds $2.00. 



Lettuce 

 Forcing Varieties 



Grand Rapids Forcing. The leading variety. Loose- 

 leaf type. Our stock is extra choice. Pkt. 10 cts., 

 oz. 20 cts., Y* lb. 50 cts - 



Black-Seeded Simpson. Popular leaf Lettuce. Pkt. 

 10 cts., oz. 20 cts., ,V 4 lb. 50 cts., lb. $1.50. 



Big Boston. Heading variety. Much used for forc- 

 ing in the North and for fall planting outdoors 

 in the South. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 20 cts., Va lb. 

 65 cts., lb. $2.00. 



May King. Medium-sized heads. Fine for forcing. 

 Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 20 cts., Va lb. 50 cts., lb. 

 $1.50. 



Allheart. A select strain of Tennisball forcing Let- 

 tuce. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 20 cts., Va lb. 65 cts., 

 lb. $2.00. 



Mustard 



Sow in greenhouse for winter salad 

 Thick-Leaf, or Elephant Ear. Extra-large, smooth 

 leaves. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 20 cts., Va lb. 45 cts., 

 lb. $1.25. 



Improved Ostrich Plume. Beautifully curled and 

 fringed. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 20 cts., Va lb. 45 cts., 

 lb. $1.25. 



White London. Grown for both leaves and seed. 

 Oz. pkt. 15 cts., Va lb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. 



Winter Onion Sets 



Egyptian, or Perennial Tree. For early green 

 onions. (Bushel weighs about 32 lbs.) Lb. 20 

 cts., 8 lbs. 80 cts., bu. 32 lbs. $2.50. 



Radishes 



Saxa, or Rapid Red. Small, globe-shaped, bright 

 scarlet, short-topped. The earliest forcing Radish. 

 Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 15 cts., Va lb. 40 cts., lb. 

 $1.25. 



Non Plus Ultra, Fireball, or Scarlet Button. An 



improved strain of extra-early scarlet turnip- 

 shaped Radish for forcing and outdoors. Pkt. 10 

 cts., oz. 15 cts., Va lb. 40 cts., Ib. $1.25. 



Early Scarlet Globe. The favorite round, red forc- 

 ing Radish. Exceptionally fine stock. Pkt. 10 cts., 

 oz. 15 cts., Va lb. 40 cts., lb. $1.25. 



Crimson Giant Forcing. Large, globe-shaped roots. 

 Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 15 cts., Va lb. 40 cts., lb. 

 $1.25. 



Rosy Gem. Early forcing strain of white-tipped 



scarlet turnip Radish. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 15 cts., 



Va lb. 40 cts.. lb. $1.25. 

 White Box. Large, spherical roots with smooth 



white skin. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 15 cts., Va lb. 40 



cts., lb. $1.25. 

 Scarlet Olive-Shaped, or Scarlet Rocket. Bright 



scarlet; quick growing. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 15 cts., 



Va lb. 40 cts., lb. $1.25. 

 White Olive-Shaped, or White Rocket. Pure white; 



short-topped. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 15 cts., Va lb. 40 



cts., lb. $1.25. 

 Icicle, or Pearl Forcing. Popular long white Rad- 

 ish. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 15 cts., Va lb. 40 cts., lb. 



$1.25. 



Cincinnati Market. Bright scarlet, tipped white; 

 short top. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 15 cts., Va lb. 40 

 cts.. lb. $1.25. 



Witloof Chicory Roots 

 for Forcing 



Witloof Chicory or French Endive makes a de- 

 licious winter salad. Plant the roots in a trench 16 

 to 18 inches deep in a dark, warm cellar or under 

 a greenhouse bench, placing them upright l l /l to 2 

 inches apart, the crown coming about 9 inches be- 

 low the top level of the trench. Fill with light soil, 

 and mulch with a thick layer of fresh manure if a 

 very quick growth is desired. It requires about one 

 month to force the roots. Prices on application. 



Spinach 



Spinach may be sown outdoors as late as Octo- 

 ber 1. 



Norfolk Savoy. Most widely planted fall Spinach. 



Oz. pkt. 10 cts., Va lb. 20 cts.,Tb. 50 cts. 

 Giant Thick-Leaf. Quick growing, hardy variety. 



Oz. pkt. 10 cts., Va lb. 25 cts., lb. 60 cts. 

 Victoria. Best quality; unsurpassed for fall planting 



in the home garden. Oz. pkt. 10 cts., Va lb. 20 



cts., lb. 50 cts. 

 New Zealand Spinach. Becoming very papular for 



greenhouse culture. Oz. 15 cts., Va lb. 30 cts., 



lb. $1.00. 



Tomatoes 

 For Forcing 



The following standard sorts are widely grown 

 in the greenhouse. 



Bonny Best. Pkt. 10 cts., Vi oz. 30 cts., oz. 40 



cts. 



Manyfold. Pkt. 10 cts., Vl oz. 30 cts., oz. 50 cts. 

 Chalk's Jewel. Pkt. 10 cts., Vl oz. 25 cts., oz. 40 

 cts. 



John Baer. Pkt. 10 cts., Vl oz. 30 cts., oz. 50 cts. 

 Early Detroit. Pkt. 10 cts., Vl oz. 30 cts., oz. 50 

 cts. 



Globe. Pkt. 10 cts., Vl oz. 35 cts., oz. 60 cts. 



ENGLISH FORCING STRAINS 

 Comet, Carter's Sunrise, Lister's Prolific, and Stir- 

 ling Castle. Each, pkt. 15 cts., Vl oz. 45 cts., 



oz. 80 cts. 



Mushroom Spawn 



Few people realize how easy it is to grow Mush' 

 rooms, or how extraord'nanly tender and good 

 fresh'pulled ho me 'grown Mushrooms can be. 

 Pure-Culture Brick Spawn. White, Cream, and 



Light Brown, in bricks weighing \ X A to P/2 lbs. 



each; one brick will spawn 8 square feet of bed. 



Per brick, 30 cts., 5 bricks $1.25, 10 bricks 



#2.50, 50 bricks #11.00, 100 bricks (case) 



#20.00. 



Pure-Culture Bottle Spawn. White, Cream, and 

 Light Brown. This Spawn is very perishable and 

 can be kept only in cold storage. Orders filled 

 direct, f. o. b. factory. 1-qt. bottle #1.25, 12- 

 qt. bottle #12.00. 



Pamphlet on Mushroom Culture 25 Cents 



Fertilizers 



ADCO. The addition of Adco to the compact 

 pile, or to other vegetable refuse, grass clippings, 

 leaves, etc., at the rate of two pounds to each 

 wheelbarrow load of refuse will produce a clean, 

 odorless manure within three or four months. 

 25 lbs. #2.00, 150 lbs. #10.50. 



BONE MEAL, PURE RAW, No. 1 



Highest grade. Contains nothing but pure raw 

 animal bone. Vastly superior to steamed bone. 

 Ammonia 4 T /z to 6 per cent; phosphoric acid, 22 

 to 24 per cent, equal to bone phosphate 48 to 52 

 per cent. 



5 lbs #0 30 100 lbs S 3 75 



10 lbs 50 500 lbs. 17 00 



25 lbs 1 25 1000 lbs 33 00 



50 lbs... 2 00 2000 lbs- 64 00 



CLAY'S FERTILIZER 



The most widely used complete fertilizer im- 

 ported from England. 



7 lbs #1 50 I 56 lbs. .. $ 8 00 



14 lbs 2 50 112 lbs 14 00 



28 lbs 4 50 I 



FLORANID (Urea BASF) 



Contains 46 per cent available nitrogen, equiva- 

 lent to 55% per cent ammonia. 



1-11.. tins #0 50 | 50-lb bags #9 00 



SHEEP MANURE 



Pulverized, a rich, pure and natural manure. 

 Excellent as a top dressing for lawns, ideal for 

 mixing in potting soil, one part manure to six 

 parts soil. 



5 lbs _. #0 30 100 lbs # 3 00 



10 lbs 50 500 lbs 12 25 



25 lbs- 1 00 1000 lbs..._ - 23 50 



50 lbs 1 75 2000 lbs 45 00 



Insecticides and 

 Fungicides 



Black Leaf 40, Nicotine-Sulphate (40 p«r cent 

 nicotine guaranteed). The standard contact in- 

 secticide for spraying vegetables, fruits, flowers, 

 and plants to destroy aphis, thrips, leaf-hoppers, 

 and similar "sucking" insects. Also effective for 

 dipping purposes. 1-oz. bottle, 35 cts., Vi-lb. 

 can #1.25, 2-lb. can #3.25, 10-lb. can #11.85. 



Bug Death. A fungicide, insecticide, and plant 

 food combined. Apply with duster or powder 

 gun. Lb. 20 cts., 3-lb. pkg. 50 cts., 5-lb. pkg. 

 75 cts., 12i/ 2 -Ib. pkg. #1.50. 



Lemon Oil. Destroys mealy bug, brown and white 

 scale, thrip, etc. Vi pt. 40 cts., pt. 65 cts., qt. 

 #1.00, Vl gal- #1.75, gal. #3.00. 



Nicofume Liquid. For spraying and vaporizing. 

 Va Ib. 75 cts., lb. #2.00, 4 lbs. #6.25, 8 lbs. 

 #11.50. 



Nicofume Tobacco Powder. For fumigating green- 

 houses. Lb. #1.00, 5 lbs. #3.75, 10 lbs. #6.85. 



Sulphur. For mildew on plants, etc. Lb. 10 cts., 

 5 lbs. 45 cts., 25 lbs. #1.25, 100 lbs. #3.25. 



Wilson's O. K. Plant Spray. Qt. #1.00, gal. 

 #3.00, 5 gals. #12.00, 30 gals. #57.00, 50 gals. 

 #90.00. 



X-L-AI1. Kills mealy bug, red spider, and all in- 

 sect pests. Qt. #2.50, >/ 2 gal. #4.50, gal. #8.50. 



Mulch with Peat Moss 



